Improvement in diapers



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALICE M. HUGHES, or HUDSON CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN DIAPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 109,4 l0, datedNovember 22, 1570.

.To aZZ whom t may concern.:

Beit known that I, ALICE M. HUGHES, of Hudson City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved GhildsDiaper; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable Others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure l represents a side view of my' improved childs diaper, showingit applied. Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate c'rresponding parts.

This invention relates to a diaper which is so made that it willconveniently t children of larger or smaller size, and fully answer theobjects for lwhich it is intended. The diaper is made of one triangularpiece of Water-proof fabric, of which each side contains a piece ofelastic cord or web, so that it will be made self-adjusting whenapplied. The diaper of this kind is cheaply constructed and readily puton.

A in the drawings represents my improved diaper. It is made oftriangular form, and

has a piece, a, of elastic cord or web inserted on each side, such cordsor webbing tending to contract tin-sides in which they are secured. Thediaper isap plied by laying one side around the abdomen, connecting theends in front by a button, b,and by there drawing the third end over thecrotch and securing it also by the button b, as indicated in Fig. l. Thelimbs will thus be embraced, the elastics drawing the edges of thefabric close against the Same without causing inconvenience. l

This diaper, it will be Seen, is made without seams and of one singlepiece, being thereby cheaply and readily constructed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent# A triangular diaper, A, having the elastic band c ineach side, button-holed at two corners and buttoned at the other, all asdescribed, for the purpose of giving fullness to the seat and elasticityto the sides, to admit of the childs free movement in any direction.

ALICE M. HUGHES.

VitnesseS:

A. v. BEIESEN, GEC. W. MABEE.

